Saturday, February 28, 2015

Life & Work as an Artist ~ Lecture & workshop by German artist Astrid Köppe

The aim of this two-part lecture/workshop is the professionalisation of art students, fresh art school graduates and young artists.

Topics will be: - finding a work routine as an artist- art work development- side jobs- self-presentation (proper portfolios, CVs, resumes, online appearance)- where to find information on galleries, art spaces, residencies- how to find a gallery (and how not to)- dealing with galleries/agents

10 am - 1 pmAstrid Köppe will talk about working as a full-time artist for 15 years now, including her experiences with artist colleagues, galleries, art fairs, art dealers and offer advice on common situations and issues in an artist’s life.Q&A and open discussion encouraged throughout. Opportunity of artist portfolio reviews.

12:45 pmIntroduction to part II with task assignment.

1 pm - 2 pmLunch break with opportunity for discussion + first preparations for part II

Part II 2 pm - 6 pm

The participants prepare short verbal presentations with or without visuals to introduce their work. These presentations in which Astrid Köppe will act as the counterpart will be filmed, then watched together and discussed. The intention is to give the young artists a clear idea of the impressions they make - and how their conduct can be improved.

Participants should bring their laptops and portfolios (digital or print) if available, including CVs.A token attendance fee of RM 20 is to be paid to Lostgens.

Register Email : lostgens@gmail.com FB : facebook.com/lostgens

About LectureAstrid Köppe is a full-time artist based in Berlin, Germany. She studied Fine Art at the Braunschweig School of Art from 1992 - 1999. Her artworks - mostly drawing, sometimes extended to installation art - are shown internationally in exhibitions and art fairs. She is affiliated with several galleries in Europe, the US and Asia. In 2010 and 2011/12 Astrid stayed as artist-in-residence of the Goethe Institut in Kuala Lumpur, where she also participated in community art projects organized by the Lost Generation Art Space. Astrid taught Drawing at the Design Faculty of Berlin University of Arts and has held talks and workshops on contemporary drawing in South Korea as well as in Malaysia.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

About us

Lostgens established in early 2004 by a group of artists. Though situated in the bustling capital city, Lostgens has managed to take on a certain quietness and edginess that comes from being off the beaten track. This self-managed experimental space aims to encourage originality, creativity, individuality, as well as to promote contemporary arts. It provides an alternative space for budding innovative exhibitions and performances. Lostgens has entered a next phase of unique development and operation. What started as a small private group has now moved out into the public, Lostgens aims to weave itself into the multicultural artistic atmosphere. More than just a place that brings together artists, it also provides a platform for a dynamic growth of multi-layered artistic culture.

Why lostgens?

Hemingway once said, "Every generation has had any cause to feel lost past, and future. " Each generation must then use their cultural resistance to the dominant culture, values and then destroy the existing framework. Challenging young people to strive to mainstream culture seems to be every era of "renegade" one thing, because there are different background environment in positive and negative ways, it will create an alternative to mainstream single culture .